New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-21

mistake Of counting out those indestructible, In
eracicable human tendencies and aspirations which
have hitherto been the source Of all human
progress The original hope OF the soelahs'
founders was that IL the people only had lciSare
they would perfect themselves and thus Ai' 'Ae
race 10 an ideal height For about the space
OF generation there was indeed great aNiu'N
for information manifested. But as tie Wis inef'A'
Of the dullards and sluggarls came into play, 'Wo
rarties cro,y m: the party Of enlightenment And
the conservative party. Competition foilo"SN'
supcrior class appeared; an arlSIoorae! ol ln'''-
lect threatened the State, and II was ioand he'N>
ssrv to bansh all tie brightest minus ana 10
leri.iate against learning and science Inns vas
the end Of proyrcSS IL coarse, and ever since INC
tendency OF tie Socialists had been steadily
downward. probably toward universal lmfeell'V
as an ultimatuul
What lends so mach interest 10 this Ai'ie sS4'
is the absolute logic Of all its deductions. There
is nothing in it from first to last which can &c
declared wild or extravagant given the theories
which arc supposed 70 te put in rracroe. II Is
Therefore a most telling bit at the doctrines whose
actual consequences it is an attempt TO To- =
\ State governed upon Socialist principles OF u
advanced type could not produce other or better
results than are here indicated. The attempt 10
relieve tie masses from the necessity O. labor
must inevitably lead TO the spread Of universal
Gloom and cnnui. Il il did not lead 70 far more
mischief. Mrs Dodd however. answers that tie
Socialist republic had been in existence for
hundred ami fifty years, 10y which time the ten
don cies toward revolt and conspiracy would prOoa-
blv have been worked out Of the community and
the habit Of enduring the existing conditions
would have been firmly established. Probably tie
conception Of womans share in the general results
NAV he Challenged by some as extravaganza o~t
il must be admitted that the participation OF
women in mems work aS we now Gail IT, uoeS
tend 70 weaken the home influences, AMI We haze
only 10 imagine the female voters gr'aty oa'-
numbering the men in order 10 perceive the posi-
hiltv Of changes il their views Of life even as
radical as those imagined by Mrs. Dcdd-
The entire absence Of competition and stimulus
would Of necessity degrade and eventually destroy
any community. Leveling down Instead Of leveAlnc
VI. which is the fatally defective Tvnelpie Of
uoaern Socialism can have no other consequences
IN remarkable condensed sketch Ms uodd 1as
thus st forth many fundamental truths, am
her sketch Ought 10 bc moro effective - an anu
dotc Il the poison Of those mi>chieVous Ideas tHAh
much serious and sustained argument. Most people
cannot follow close and prolonged chain OF RIO
einat.on. but everybody can SEE tie point and
iCrSe CT >uch ih~s'f"'.oDS o 49, 80
few who. having read those pages viii again ie-
ueve with any siren 9Th Of conviction in Tie future
Of Socialism. The Republic Of the Future Is
therefore not merely written for amusement but
70 ciification II sufficiently sober setting forth
o. wha- may rot he Prostitutes. but arr certainty
apt sdmnctS to the dreams CT many modern
drcarnccS. II IS fanatic belief IN de!rs.ols WhcA
causes the revolutions Whose results are most dis
astroG>, aal no letter or more useful WORK can D.
done than IN the clearing away Of tie iallcies ana
visionary cheats which uis al 50 many n iASe
times q reckless aud ANALOGOUS speculation